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The tiger, largest of all cats, is one of the most charismatic and evocative species on the Earth; tiger is also one of the most threatened. Only 6,000 or so remain in the wild, most in isolated pockets spread across increasingly fragmented forests stretching from India to south-eastern China and from the Russian Far East to Indonesia.

Across its range, tigers are being poisoned, electrocuted, blown up by land mines, trapped, snared, shot and captured. The majority of tigers are sought to meet the demands of a continuing illegal wildlife trade.

Hunters, traders, and poor local residents whose main means of subsistence comes from the forest, are wiping out the tiger and the natural prey upon which it depends. While poaching for trade continues to menace the tiger's survival, perhaps the greatest long-term threats are the loss of habitat and the depletion of the tiger's natural prey. Tiger sightings have become quite rare these days in India, reason being the Tiger killings because of its multitude of medicinal or magical properties that is why tiger trade is very profitable. Genuinely the tiger skin is not fashionable but the smuggling of Tiger fur coats and rugs are not difficult for the impoverished hunters. Even after the bans made by the government warning not to gather even wood from the former hunting grounds, poaching of tigers continue.

Already 3 tiger subspecies are extinct

In the past century, the world has lost three of the eight tiger subspecies. The Bali, Caspian and Javan tigers have all become extinct, and the South China tiger is facing the same fate.

Seven areas offer the best hope for conservation

WWF's new tiger conservation strategy and action plan - Conserving Tigers in the Wild: A WWF Framework Strategy for Action 2002-2010 - identifies seven focal tiger landscapes where the chances of long-term tiger conservation are best and its involvement will be most valuable. In each of the focal landscapes, WWF aims to establish...

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...Endangered Species of TigersTigers are native too much of Asia, ranging from the coldest to warmest rainforests of the Indonesian islands. They are the top predator in every ecosystem they inhabit. The tiger is the largest of all the felid family; and Until the 20th Century there were nine tiger subspecies that probably numbered over 100,000 animals ranging from Bengal, Siberian, Indochinese, South Chinese, Sumatran, Malayan, Caspian, Javan and Bali. Sadly three of the subspecies have gone extinct and the rest are on the endangered list (Endangered 2013). The tigers in general though are very majestic in nature; a tiger’s color varies from orange-red to tawny yellow, with black stripes at different lengths and widths all around the body. Typically the cheeks, belly, throat, and insides of the ears and legs are white. They have a long body, with a short neck and muzzle. A well-fed tiger is bulky, broad in the shoulders, back, and loins. Male tigers are generally larger and heavier than the females, which are usually 6 to 12 inches shorter in body length (WWF Tigers).
In order for a tiger to become large weighing anywhere from 220-675 depending of the subspecies they must have a high protein diet. Tigers are the top of the food chain and eat mainly large mammals such as water buffalo, deer, pigs, and gaur. Tigers...

...Tigers are the largest members of the cat family. They live in Asia and belong to the same genus as the lion, leopard, and jaguar. Two major subspecies of the tiger are the Siberian tiger and the Bengal tiger. The tiger is thought to have originated in northern Asia during the Pleistocene Epoch.
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<br><b>Scientific classification: </b>
<br>Tigers belong to the family Felidae. The scientific classifications of each tiger are listed in the "Types of Tigers" section of this report.
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<br><b>Appearance</b>
<br>The Siberian tiger measures 4.6 to 9.2 ft long, excluding the tail, which is 27 to 37 in long. The Siberian Tiger weighs 400 to 675 lb. It has thick yellow fur with dark stripes. The Bengal tiger is about 10 ft long, including the tail, and weighs around 400 to 569 lb. It is found in southeastern Asia and in central and southern India. Its coat is flatter than the Siberian tiger's coat, it has a darker color, and the stripes are darker. The Sumatran tiger is even smaller and darker.
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<br><b>Ears</b>
<br>The tiger's ears are its main advantage when hunting. Tigers have white spots behind their ears to help identify one another in the jungle. Hearing is the tiger's sharpest sense.
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<br><b>Eyes </b>
<br>The tiger's night vision is six times greater than ours. They have a mirror...

...Evolution of Tigers
The tiger (Panthera tigris), a member of the Felidae family, is the largest of the four "big cats" in the genus Panthera include: The tiger, lion, jaguar, leopard. Native to much of eastern and southern Asia, the tiger is an apex predator and an obligate carnivore.
1, The origin and evolution of the tiger.
Carnivorous mammals evolved from Miacids small pine marten-like insectivores that lived 60 million - 55 million years ago. The miacids split into two lines: Miacidae and Viverravidae. Miacidae gave rise to Arctoidea/Canoidea group (bears and dogs) while Viverravidae gave rise to Aeluroidea/Feloidea group (cats, hyenas, civets, mongooses) around 48 million years ago. The Viverravidae also gave rise to a group called Nimravidae. The Nimravids were cat-like creatures that evolved in parallel with true cats; they are not part of true cat lineage and have left no living descendents.
The first true cat to arise from Viverravidae was Proailurus (first cat) around 30 million years ago. The best-known species was P lemanensis, found in France.
Proailurus was a small weasel-like cat with relatively short legs and a long body. It had one more premolar on each side of its bottom jaw than do modern cats. About 20 million years ago, Proailurus gave rise to Pseudaelurus. Pseudaelurus were Miocene ancestors of cats. Pseudaelurus lorteti was about the size of a...

...species expert Dr. Barney said, “Saving tigers is simple. All they need is enough prey, space and protection. The difficult part is securing commitment from the world to save the species” (WWF, n.p.).
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Actually there are six species of Tigers living in the wild. From the smallest species, the Sumatran tiger, to the largest one, the Siberian which can reach up to 10 feet long. They are all critically endangered. They live across Asia, in around 13 different countries. Places like Cambodia and Vietnam, have already lost their breeding populations (WWF n.p.). Tiger’s live from tropical rainforests, to the cold snowy lands of eastern Russia. So why is it that the biggest cat in the world can be in such danger of extinction? Well, the facts are that these animals, for some, are considered “special” and are hunted for body parts. From whiskers to tail everything is sold in the black market. Their skins can be bought around $200-$500 from the poacher. Skins can reach very high prices when sold in larger places like the U.S. Keeping track or trying to stop all these crimes is not an easy job. Since 1997 there has been only 4 convictions of tiger poaching (DSWF n.p.). Places where the tigers live are also home of poor human villages. The resources needed are limited, like having well-trained personnel can be really expensive and not affordable. Indonesia, a great example of this issue, it is a third-world...

...majestic animal to the verge of extinction.
ABOUT TIGERS
The tiger (Panthera tigris) is the largest cat species, reaching a total body length of up to 3.3 metres (11 ft) and weighing up to 306 kg (670 lb). They are the third largest land carnivore (behind only the Polar bear and the Brown bear). Their most recognizable feature is a pattern of dark vertical stripes on reddish-orange fur. There are nine subspecies of tiger, three of which are extinct. Their historical range in Bangladesh, Siberia, Iran, Afghanistan, India, China, and southeast Asia, including three Indonesian islands is severely diminished today.
 The Bengal tiger
 The Indochinese Tiger
 The Malayan Tiger
 The Sumatran Tiger
 The Siberian tiger
 The South China tiger
EXTINCT SPECIES
 The Bali tiger
 The Caspian tiger
 The Javan tiger
Colour variations
White tigers Formed by the intermixing of various subspecies and genes of various tigers
Golden tiger
Maltese tiger which is blue or slate colored
Fast facts
Tigers that live in cold northern areas are usually bigger and heavier than those that live in tropical habitats.
No two tigers have exactly the same pattern of stripes.
A tiger retracts its claws as it...

...Endangered Tigers
Today wild tigers exist in Eastern Russia, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, North Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Bhutan, India and Nepal. In order to live in the wild, tigers need water to drink, animals to hunt, and vegetation in which to hide. As the mountains, jungles, forests, and long grasses that have long been home to tigers disappear, so too, do tigers. Agricultural expansion, timber cutting, new roads, human settlement, industrial expansion and hydroelectric dams push tigers into smaller and smaller areas of land. These small areas of forests are surrounded by rapidly growing and relatively poor human populations, including increasing numbers of illegal hunters. Tigers compete with an expanding human population and industry for land and food, many tigers are killed by poachers who sell the tiger’s body parts as ingredients for traditional Chinese medicines. If these trends continue, the wild tiger may evolve from being an endangered species and off the endangered species list to become an extinct species. Without wilderness, the wild tiger will not survive.
If the world is not careful, one of the beautiful creatures on the planet will become extinct. Everyday more and more tigers are being slaughtered for their skin, bones, meat, and other organs to produce clothes, home décor,...

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REPORT ON TIGERS
The tiger (Panthera tigris), a member of the Felidae family, is the largest of the four "big cats" in the genus Panthera.[4] The tiger is native to much of eastern and southern Asia, and is an apex predator and an obligate carnivore. The larger tiger subspecies are comparable in size to the biggest extinct felids,[5][6] reaching up to 3.3 metres (11 ft) in total length, weighing up to 300 kilograms (660 pounds), and having canines up to 4 inches (100 mm) long.[7] Aside from their great bulk and power, their most recognisable feature is a pattern of dark vertical stripes that overlays near-white to reddish-orange fur, with lighter underparts. The most numerous tiger subspecies is the Bengal tiger, while the largest is the Siberian tiger.
Tigers have a lifespan of 10–15 years in the wild, but can live longer than 20 years in captivity.[8] They are highly adaptable and range from the Siberian taiga to open grasslands and tropical mangrove swamps.
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Range and habitat
In the past, tigers were found throughout Asia, from the Caucasus and the Caspian Sea to Siberia and Indonesia. Today the range of the tiger is only 7%...

...Save Tigers
1411 left in India!
Steps to save Tigers
10:21 AM | Posted by Rocky Singh
Over the past century the number of tigers in India has fallen from about 40,000 to less than 4,000 (and possibly as few as 1,500). Relentless poaching and clearing of habitat for agriculture have been the primary drivers of this decline, though demand for tiger skins and parts for "medicinal" purposes has become an increasingly important threat in recent years.
However the news is not all bad. Research published last year showed that if protectedand given sufficient access to abundant prey, tiger populations can quickly stabilize. With India's large network of protected areas and continued funding from conservation groups like the Wildlife Conservation Society, the findings provide hope that tigers can avoid extinction in the wild.
The biggest threat to tigers in India is depletion of their chief prey like deer, wild pigs and wild cattle by local people. As a result although about 300,000 square kilometers of tiger habitat still remains, much of it is empty of tigers because there is not enough food for them to survive and breed successfully.
One important thing that you can do is learn as much about tigers as you can, and teach others about the threats they face. You can do reports at school, or just talk to your friends and family. As...